【正文】 B) whi l e others do not (l ike C). I saw a fi shpond al l on fi re I saw a fi shpond al l on fire, I saw a house bow to a squi re, I saw a person twel vefeet hi gh, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a bal loon m ade of l ead, I saw a coffi n drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses m aki ng l ace, I saw a gi rl just li ke a cat, I saw a ki ten wear a hat, I saw a m an who saw these too, And sai d though strange they al were true. Our fi rst footbal l m atch We woul d have won… i f Jack had scored that goal , i f we’d had just a few m ore m i nutes, i f we had trai ned harder, i f Ben had passed the bal l to Joe, i f we’d had thousands of fans scream i ng, i f I hadn’t taken m y eye off the bal l, i f we hadn’t stayed up so l ate the ni ght before, i f we hadn’t taken it easy, i f we hadn’t run out of energy. We woul d have won… i f we’d been better! Another sim pl e form of poem that students can easi ly wri te i s the ci nquai n, a poem m ade up of fi ve l i nes. With these, students can convey a strong pi cture i n just a few words. Look at the exam pl es (D and E) on the top of the next page. (D) Brother (E) Sum m er Beauti ful , athl eti c Sl eepy, sal ty Teasi ng, shouti ng, l aughi ng Drying, droopi ng, dreadi ng Fri end and enem y too Week i n, week out Mi ne Endless (F) A fal l en bl ossom (G) Snow havi ng m elted Is ing back to the branch. The whol e vi l age i s bri m ful Look, a butterfl y! Of happy chi l dren. (by Mori take) (by Isa) H ai ku i s a Japanese form of poetry that is m ade up of 17 syl l abl es. It i s not a tradi ti onal form of Engli sh poetry, but i s very popul ar wi th Engl i sh wri ters. It i s easy to wri te and, li ke the ci nquai n, can give a cl ear pi cture and create a special feeli ng using the mi ni mum of words. The two hai ku poem s (F and G ) above are transl ati ons from the Japanese. Di d you know that Engl ish speakers al so enjoy other form s of Asi an poetry – Tang poem s from Chi na i n parti cul ar? A l ot of Tang poetry has been transl ated i nto Engli sh. This Tang poem (H ) i s a transl ati on from the Chi nese. With so many di fferent forms of poetry to choose from , students m ay eventual y want to wri te poem s of thei r own. It i s easier than you m i ght thi nk and certai nl y worth a try. Where she awai ts her husband O n and on the river fl ows. N ever looki ng back, Transform ed i nto stone. Day by day upon the m ountai n top, wind and rain revol ve. Shoul d the travel er return, thi s Stone woul d utter speech. (by Wang Ji an) I’VE SAVED TH E SUMMER I’ve saved the summ er And I give i t al to you To hol d on winter mornings When the snow i s new. I’ve saved som e sunlight If you should ever ned A place away from darkness Where your m ind can feed. And for mysel f I’ve kept your sm il e When you were but nieen, Til l you’re older you’l l not know What brave young smil es can mean. I know no answers To hel p you on your way The answers l ie som ewhere At the botom of the but wi thout the Im pressioni sts, m any of these pai nti ng styl es mi ght not exist. O n the one hand, som e m odern art i s abstract。but wi thout the Im pressi oni sts, many of these pai nti ng styl es mi ght not exi st. O n the one hand, som e m odern art i s abstract。 that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we se them wi th our eyes, but instead concentrates on certai n qualiti es of the object, usi ng col or, li ne and shape to represent them. On the other hand, some paintings of m odern art are so real istic that they look l ike photographs. These styles are so different. Who can predict what pai nti ng styles there wi l be in the future? THE BEST OF MANHATTAN’S ART GALLERIES The Fri ck Colection (5th Avenue and E. 70th Street) Many art lovers woul d rather vi sit thi s smal art gal ery than any other in New York. Henry Cl ay Frick, a ri ch New Yorker, di ed in 1919, l eavi ng his house, furniture and art col ecti on to the Am eri can peopl e. Frick had a preference for pertwentieth century Western pai nti ngs, and these are wel lrepresented i n this excel lent col ecti on. You can also expl ore Fri ck’s beautiful home and garden whi ch are wel l worth a visi t. Guggenheim Museum (5th Avenue and 88th Stret) Thi s museum owns 5,000 superb modern paintings, scul ptures and drawi ngs. These art works are not al l displayed at the sam e tim e. The exhibi tion i s always changing. It wi l appeal to those who l ove Impressi oni st and PostImpressionist pai nti ngs. The Guggenhei m Museum buil ding is al so worldfamous. When you wal k i nto the gal lery, you feel as if you were insi de a fragil e, white seashel. The best way to see the pai ntings i s to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs, just a circular path. The m useum al so has an excel ent restaurant. Metropol i tan Museum of Art (5th Avenue and 82nd Street) The reputation of thi s m useum li es i n the vari ety of i ts art col l ection. Thi s covers m ore than 5, 000 years of ci vil ization from m any parts of the worl d, i ncl udi ng Am erica, Europe, Chi na, Egypt, other Afri can countri es and South Am eri ca. The m useum di spl ays m ore than just the vi sual deli ghts of art. It i ntroduces you to anci ent ways of li ving. You can vi si t an Egypti an tem pl e, a fragrant Ming garden, a typi cal room i n an 18th century French house and m any other speci al exhi bi ti ons. Museum of Modern Art ( 53rd Street. Between 5th an